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About Us

We believe that everyone should have a working knowledge of First Aid

What would you do if someone you know were to have an accident or suffer a medical emergency?

What if you saw an accident or medical emergency on the road or at work? Would you be able to help?

First Aid Solutions provides a comprehensive range of Practical Training Solutions first aid courses including Basic Life Support (CPR), Workplace First Aider, Revalidation First Aid, and Advanced Training for Health Care Professionals. We also provide on site incident/accident assessment, prevention and debriefing services.

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What You Get With Us

  • Quality and up-to-date materials.
  • Instructors that have real life experience from working in the emergency services field.
  • Practical experience on the manikins makes YOU feel competent and confident.
  • A guarantee that learning First Aid will be a relaxed and enjoyable experience.
  • A well presented first aid course that aims to take the fear out of a topic that can be daunting.
  • Accident prevention that applies in all aspects of life.

Our team is based at our office in Green Island.

You can find us there, or at one of our many public courses around Otago, Central Otago and Southland. We also offer onsite courses, let us know where and when and we are more than happy to make it work.

We offer Workplace First Aider courses in 1 day of class time (plus paper-based homework) instead of 2, as well as revalidation courses in 4 hours of class time (plus paper-based homework). This is more cost effective for employers and can help to limit the information overload.

Our wide range of courses and the diverse background of our instructors allows us the freedom to adapt our training scenarios to be as contextual as possible. This means we can tailor the material and generate group discussions in the hope that the information will stick with you.

If you have specific requirements - contact us to discuss tailoring a course to meet your needs.

Meet Our Team

Otago / Central Otago Instructors Manager

Julie Walker
03 488 5919
027 2767 292

julie@firstaidsolutions.co.nz

Office Manager

Samara Scott
03 488 5919
samara@firstaidsolutions.co.nz

Sales Manager 

First Aid Restocking & Supplies

Kim Gray
03 488 5919
kim@firstaidsolutions.co.nz 

Julie Walker

Julie has had 15 years experience in the first aid industry and holds her New Zealand Certificate in Emergency Care, NZRC level 5, PHEC & outdoors first aid certificates. She has a vast knowledge of the ins and outs of first aid from teaching to everything you need to know about your workplaces first aid requirements.

Ian Richardson

Ian started with St John as a youth member which expanded to a 22 year involvement with St John. He has spent the last 15 years in a safety management role.

Jane Mackie

Jane was a St John ambulance officer in New Zealand and in Australia. She has come back to NZ to look after her parents and has taken up an instructors position. Jane is outgoing and bubbly and has a great skill set which has been an amazing addition to our team. 

Practical Training Solutions

Practical Training Solutions is a Private Training Establishment that has been granted registration by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority under the Education and Training Act 2020 and is a signatory to the Education (Pastoral Care of Tertiary and International Learners) Code of Practice 2021 under the Education and Training Act 2020. As a Category 2 Provider NZQA is confident in our educational performance and our capability in self-assessment. First Aid Solutions, also known as Practical Training Solutions Otago - Southland, delivers Practical Training Solutions courses in the Otago and Southland regions. Click here to find out more about Practical Training Solutions.